Tag Archives: Health

I’ve been looking into ways to exercise more and something that has always caught my attention are Exercise Desks, things like Bike Desks and Treadmill Desks that let you look burn calories when you would normally be sitting in a chair. There has been a lot in the news about the health risks of too much sitting and as I dig into the subject of exercise desks I’m finding that there is a lot of research on the benefits of extra activity during the work day. I was unable to find a good centralized information resource so I’ve decided to make my own and to see if I can pay for it with affiliate links to the various equipment choices.

It’s still under construction, but I’m happy to announce the launch of the newest Knetwork site – ExerciseDesk.net!

ExerciseDesk.net – The Exercise Desk Equipment Resource

I’m using this as a chance to expand my knowledge of site building and affiliate marketing techniques, and I still have a lot of content to add, but it’s a start and I hope you’ll drop by!

The company that I work for has a self-funded health plan and is always looking to positive ways to cut costs. The most recent push is a weight loss competition with some pretty serious rewards if you can reach a weight loss goal and maintain it for two years. Along with that is a 90 day walking challenge, we were equipped with a nice pedometer and are to track our steps. The goal is to hit 10,000 steps 6 days a week for 3 months.

On weekends this goal hasn’t been too difficult to meet, but as a desk jockey and cube dweller, the weekdays have been a challenge. The reward for all this walking is a gift certificate to a sporting goods store and the extra time it’s taking to walk all these steps won’t be worth that reward. What makes it worthwhile isn’t the extra exercise either, because it’s not a huge amount. What makes this a valuable pursuit is that it’s laying down new and healthy habits in my life, and I am a creature of habit.

What healthy habits have you taken on and what have you done to make them stick?